Linn-Mathes: Warren Apartments – Manitowoc MLC300 – Calcs (DEC #18-202) January 8, 2019

MAXIMUM CRANE GBPS ON GRADE

 Using ASCE 2005 equation to find load distribution on timbers

Soil Conditions - Gravel

H  6  in Depth of Cover φ  30 deg Soil Friction Angle

α  90 deg  φ  60 deg Distribution Angle

Gravelw  125  pcf Worst Case - Wet

Crane loads

a'  22.94  ft a''  20.42  ft Track Lengths

b  48 in Track Width

Find maximum load (each track)

4 4
p 1  3236 psf  b  1.294  10  plf p 2  7388 psf  b  2.955  10  plf

0  psf  b  10414psf  b 4 140  psf  b  11836  psf  b 4

p 3   2.083  10  plf p 4   2.395  10  plf
2 2

Maximum Load

P'
 
4 3
P'  max p 1 p 2 p 3 p 4  2.955  10  plf Worst case  7.388  10 psf
b

Length dependent on max force a  a'

H H
A  a  2   23.517 ft B  b  2   4.577 ft
tan( α) tan( α)

P'  a 3
CLp   Gravelw H  6.36  10  psf Maximum pressure at top of timbers
A B

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 Timber to grade load distribution - Per Crawler (Tributary Area 1/2 Mat)

Fb  1400 psi
Track width C  4  ft n mat  6
Mat Thick d'  12 in
Fv  200  psi
Mat Width B  4  ft CLp  A B
Max Total Force P   99.716 kip
E  1200000  psi n mat
Mat Length L  15 ft

wt  50 pcf mw  wt d'  50 psf Max Allowed q a  3000 psf

# of Layers n  1 Mat depth d  d' n  12 in

 Flexure Calc's

Length Factor ϕ  .75

3
d B 3 4 2
I   6.912  10  in Area of Applied Force af  B L  60 ft
12
2
d B 3 3
S   1.152  10  in Eccentricity ϕe  1
6
P 3
W  d  af  wt  3  kip GBP per Area q m  mw n   ϕ  1.712  10  psf
af e

 Bending, Shear, & Tensile Strength per Effective Length

PW 2
Areqd   45.651 ft
ϕ q a
Areqd
Lreqd   11.413 ft
B
Lreqd  C
Lc   3.706 ft
2

Ground Bearing Pressure

P 3 3
q   ϕe  2.184  10  psf  q a  3  10  psf
Lreqd B Section OK

Bending Moment
2
( q  B )  Lc
M   60.014 ftꞏkip  M n  Fb  S  134.4 ftꞏkip Section OK
2

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Bending Stress

M 3
fb   625.143  psi  Fb  1.4  10 psi Section OK
S

Shear Stress

 
V  ( q  B)  Lc  d  23.646 kip

1.5 V
fv   61.579 psi  Fv  200 psi
B d Section OK

 Maximum Ground Bearing Pressures

GBP ratio by effective length

q
 0.728  1 Section OK
qa

GBP ratio by surface area

3 3
q m  1.712  10  psf  q a  3  10  psf

qm
 0.571  1 Section OK
qa

Mat deflection

4
q  L B
δ   0.218  in  Δallowed  0.0075 L  1.35 in Section OK
8  E I

 
3
q max  max q q m  2.184  10 psf Maximum pressure to pavement

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